Professor Martin Weller examines the impact of digital technologies on academic practice.
Video recording of a talk at the ESRC First Year Student Conference in Cardiff, January 2015. Continue reading
Author Archives: Simon Wood
Carrot flavoured sticks: embedding evidence in government policy
Richard Thurston introduces the role of social science research in policy processes, including evidence-based policy making. He considers the origins and theory underlyingevidence-based policy making and the challenges of implementing this in everyday practice.
Video recording from a talk at the ESRC First Year Student Conference in Cardiff, January 2015. Continue reading
Developing Pathways to Research Impact
Two senior academics who were awarded an Outstanding Impact Prize by the ESRC in 2013 identify and discuss key ingredients for a successful engagement with non-academic audiences.
Video recordings of Professor Kevin Morgan and Dr Roberta Sonnino at the ESRC First Year Student Conference in Cardiff, January 2015.
How to get clear about method, methodology, epistemology and ontology, once and for all
Video recording from a workshop by Professor David James at the ESRC First Year Student Conference in Cardiff, January 2015. Continue reading
Getting Creative with impact: telling social science stories on TV
Video recording of a keynote by Professor Pamela Cox at the ESRC First Year Student Conference in Cardiff, January 2015.
Qualitative Research Methods: Data Analysis
A masterclass with Professor Paul Atkinson.
If you work through this resource from start to finish, doing everything, it will take about 4 hours. You can of course take it in smaller steps and also repeat elements of it at any time.
Many people find working with data and generating an analysis from data to be daunting aspects of the research process. If you have collected data, but are wondering what to do with it, or are not sure how to set about analysis, this course will provide you with some guidance and some ‘safe’ experience using a particular approach. It involves working with some real data that has been edited and anonymised. Continue reading
Thinking Through Public Engagement and Impact Before, During and After the PhD – A Guide to Getting Started
In this short introductory guide to public engagement for doctoral students, first year PhD student Julie Latchem (Sociology, Cardiff University) sketches out the basics of ‘getting started’ and shares her experiences of her own public engagement activities and impact plans. Julie’s PhD looks at how the futures of people with severe brain injuries are shaped during their rehabilitation and focuses on relationships between patients, their families and health care professionals in rehabilitation and long-term care settings. Continue reading
Impact: Concepts and Practices
These talks and materials address those aspects of impact that are likely to be of most interest and use to Doctoral students in the social sciences.
Mixed media, including audio from workshops hosted by the Wales DTC at Cardiff University in May 2013 and February 2014. Continue reading
The Role of Evidence in Policy Making: a Welsh Government Perspective
Richard Thurston, Head of Research for Education & Skills, Knowledge and Analytical Services in the Welsh Government, discusses the role of evidence in policy making in theory and in practice.
This is a recording of a session hosted by the Wales DTC in the Hadyn Ellis Building, Cardiff University, on 30 January 2014. Continue reading
Analytical Careers and Internships in the Welsh Government
This is a recording of a session hosted by the Wales DTC in the Hadyn Ellis Building, Cardiff University, on 22 January 2014. Continue reading